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Chapter 165: Conspiracy at the Palace Banquet

"You have known my plan all along. I want to clear the Jiang family's grievances, but now I find that doing it just for the Jiang family is far from enough. My enemies are not just the prince." Now she has understood that the prince cannot eliminate high-ranking officials. It must be Baili Jingyao who is instructing Baili He from behind, so he dares to act like this.

In other words, she now has to deal with the entire Baili family.

Baili Zhao seemed to understand her worries. "Sanniang's enemies are also my enemies. Just give it a try. I will be by your side to help you and try to end this with the least casualties."

"That's natural. The only ones who will die are our enemies."

A gust of cold wind blew, and Baili Zhao was only wearing a thin inner garment. Although he was strong, he couldn't help feeling a little cold.

Jiang Nianwei took his hand and said, "Hurry up and go into the house. You were so busy talking that you forgot you were wearing so little."

As soon as she entered the room, Jiang Nianwei took out a specially prepared pill and said, "Although your headache has improved significantly, you still need to take good care of yourself to prevent a recurrence. You need to take one of these pills every day to strengthen your body."

Baili Zhao didn't think much about it and just swallowed a pill.

"Aren't you afraid it might be poisonous?"

Baili Zhao chuckled: "Even if it is arsenic, given by Sanniang, I am willing to accept it."

After he finished speaking, he felt something was wrong. He was not good at expressing his emotions to begin with, and he had learned all this from reading storybooks.

Jiang Nianwei shook her head slightly. It wasn’t that she disliked it, but she was afraid.

She has made up her mind to support Baili Zhao to ascend the throne.

Because only in this way can we calm down the public opinion and lead Dasheng out of the current mud and usher in a new dawn.

But this also means that the two may go their separate ways.

Since ancient times, all emperors have had three thousand beauties in their harems, but she was unwilling to drown her lifelong love among the endless red walls and green tiles, and compete with so many women for a seat of favor.

Now all she can do is enjoy the present moment.

"A Zhao, you just need to be yourself. You don't have to force yourself to say such sweet words. Between you and me, there is no need for words. I can understand."

The two chatted for half the night, and Jiang Nianwei didn't leave until dawn.

Now that Marquis An Ning has returned, the jade has been delivered to Meng Wanran.

She almost deserved the punishment she deserved.

Meng Wanran touched her belly. The day of delivery was approaching and she was worried all the time.

If she could give birth to a boy in one go, just as the queen said, her position would be secure.

If she gave birth to a daughter... When she thought of this, she became worried.

Just in case, Meng Wanran has made a foolproof plan and found a few women who are giving birth at the same time as her. She plans to use this foolproof plan to find a healthy baby boy from those women who are giving birth at the critical moment of delivery if things don't go as she wishes.

Two days later, Baili Jingyao returned from the temporary palace and, under Concubine Yan's persuasion, prepared to hold a palace banquet. This time, the banquet was fully under the charge of Concubine Yan.

This made Queen Wen Xiuwan very angry. She was the mistress of the harem and should be in charge of the palace banquets. When would it be the turn of this lowly bitch of humble birth?

Baili Jingyao has been bewildered and has forgotten the three rules they had agreed upon. Isn't he afraid of offending the Wen family?

Although she was angry, she still endured it. If she endured it for a while, everything would be calm. Baili Jingyao would get his comeuppance sooner or later, so there was no need for her to be angry now.

While everyone was attending the palace banquet, Jiang Nianwei planned to go to the emperor's private vault.

She was a popular figure around the emperor, and this was not her first time entering the warehouse. She had been ordered to enter the private warehouse several times to take out Ganoderma lucidum and ginseng, and nothing unusual had happened. Baili Jingyao gradually lowered her guard.

It happened that Meng Huaibei was on duty that day, so she entered the private vault smoothly, but did not take away everything as it would have attracted too much attention. She only took away a box of luminous pearls, but this box was enough.

The palace banquet was being held, with Meng Wanran sitting next to Baili He. The two had long been estranged from each other, but they still had to pretend to be in love.

Every time Meng Wanran saw Baili Zhao, she would mock him with cold words.

In this regard, the couple was united, after all, Bailihe hated his younger brother the most.

But today, Baili Jingyao announced in front of everyone that he would hand over some matters to Baili Zhao to handle.

"I intend to hand over the task of assisting in government affairs to Zhao'er."

When these words were spoken, the people who were most surprised were Wen Xiuwan and Bailihe, but they did not dare to investigate further in front of everyone.

Baili Zhao declined, "Father, how can I be so worthy as to be worthy of your kindness..."

"No need to say more, you are the people's choice, and from now on these matters will be left to you to handle."

After Baili Jingyao finished speaking, he continued drinking with the concubine beside him. He was now full of energy and the wine he drank was the best deer blood wine, all thanks to Taoist Jiang.

Taoist Master Jiang even made a special divination for him, saying that Baili Zhao was the son who could consolidate his position more firmly.

Meng Wanran looked at Baili Zhao who was wearing a mask. Everyone understood what the emperor meant now. He was very likely planning to depose the prince and enthrone Baili Zhao.

She couldn't help but feel an inexplicable disgust in her heart, and her eyes lingered on the mask that concealed his face, but she seemed to be able to penetrate everything and see the so-called "true face" underneath.

In her opinion, no matter what kind of face is hidden under the mask, it cannot cover up one fact: he is just an "ugly guy" who tries to covet the position of crown prince. What virtue and ability does he have to be compared with the orthodox prince?

This point coincided with that of Wen Xiuwan. Originally, Wen Xiuwan was planning to teach Concubine Yan a lesson, but now she had shifted her target.

He failed last time. This time, he must make Baili Zhao look bad and let everyone know that there is no chance for him to become the crown prince.

A moment later, a beautiful palace maid drugged Baili Zhao with a special wine pot, waiting for him to become unconscious so that he could behave inappropriately at the palace banquet.

Baili Zhao's eyes were deep, and he had already seen through the opponent's extremely subtle tricks. A barely perceptible sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.

He seemed to be leisurely raising the glass to his lips, but in fact, everything was already decided. The wine slid across his lips without a drop of it being touched, and fell silently to the ground.

Wen Xiuwan may not be aware that her beloved eldest son had just drunk drugged wine handed to him by someone else.

Wen Xiuwan had been staring in the direction of Baili Zhao, waiting for him to make a fool of himself, but not only did the medicine fail to work, but problems arose on Baili He's side again.

"As the crown prince, why should I be cautious? Even in front of everyone, why can't I favor a beautiful woman?"

The drunk Bailihe's cheeks were flushed with alcohol, and his words were arrogant. He even made inappropriate frivolous actions towards a palace maid, and the scene became slightly awkward for a moment.

However, he had never expected that the absurdity had spread to such an alarming extent, which made him furious and his tone was filled with grief.

"Evil boy! What are you doing?"

Baili Jingyao signaled the eunuchs around him to go forward and make sure to subdue the out-of-control Crown Prince Baili He.

Several eunuchs held Bailihe, making him unable to move. However, at this time, Bailihe's eyes were red, his mind was in chaos, and he uttered a series of obscene words, every word of which was full of hatred and curses towards his fellow brothers:

"Baili Zhao, you usurper, don't forget that I am the legitimate eldest son! What right do you have to steal the position of crown prince? I swear to let you know what the real price is! Just wait and see how I will humiliate you!"

Wen Xiuwan's heart suddenly tightened, and she sensed the seriousness of the situation. Her eyes involuntarily slid towards Baili Jingyao, and saw that his expression was complicated and unpredictable.

"Quick! Take His Royal Highness the Crown Prince away from here!"

Why was it not Baili Zhao who went crazy, but her He'er instead?

Wen Xiuwan had no time to pursue the matter and just wanted Baili He to leave here as soon as possible, so that Baili Jingyao would not hate him even more.

Unexpectedly, after taking the medicine, he not only lost his mind, but also became stronger. He broke free from the eunuch beside him, picked up the knife and walked to Baili Zhao, saying arrogantly: "You! Don't you look at what you look like? Are you not interested in women? I think you are inferior because you are ugly."

After saying that, he took off the mask on his face.

Baili He remembered that Baili Zhao's face was disfigured, and he still remembers the shocking scars.

After the mask fell off, his ugly face was not revealed as imagined. On the contrary, his handsome face was like a ray of sunshine in the sky at dawn, stunning everyone.

Someone nearby was whispering, "It turns out that Prince Yu always wears a mask, not because he is ugly, but because he is too handsome."

Meng Wanran, who was standing by, could not help but feel dazed, thinking to herself: How could this be? Prince Yu Baili Zhao's appearance was so extraordinary and handsome, which was completely different from the image she had imagined in her mind.

Baili Zhao's tone was calm, as if there was no ripple. He just directly pushed Baili He's hand away and said, "Royal brother, you are really going too far. I will take you away from here right now."

Baili Zhao was incredibly strong, and seeing that the result he wanted had been achieved, he took Baili He away from the palace banquet.

Even Baili Jingyao showed a look of surprise. He didn't expect Baili Zhao to hide so deeply. His appearance was quite similar to the charm of his youth.

It seems that Baili Zhao is the son who looks most like him.

After such a farce, everyone lost interest in the show and the palace banquet ended hastily.

After Bailihe was taken away, Meng Wanran followed closely behind.

In order to awaken his chaotic consciousness, Baili Zhao did not hesitate at all. A basin of cold water dropped from the sky and splashed mercilessly on Baili He's face, stirring up a biting chill and splashing water droplets.

Baili He suddenly shuddered, his chaotic eyes gradually focused, he looked up in astonishment, and met Baili Zhao's deep and serious eyes. "You... Baili Zhao, what do you mean? As a prince, how can I accept such humiliation!"

"Brother, do you still remember how inappropriate your behavior was at the palace banquet just now? You actually did something inappropriate to the palace maid in front of everyone."

When Baili He heard this, his heart trembled. Fragments of memory came flooding back like a tide. Those unbearable scenes flashed through his mind quickly, and his face turned pale and blue.

"I don't know whether to say that you are lucky or unlucky, my royal brother. It is rare that the emperor is so tolerant and has not charged you with any crime. Just imagine, if you lose your sense of propriety again and dare to flirt with the other beauties of the emperor, the crime of 'causing chaos in the palace' will be like a shackle that will keep you from turning over forever."

"You! It's you! You drugged me and tried to murder me!"

"As for who put the drug in the wine, I think you should know it very well, my brother."

Yes, just now the Queen Mother clearly told him that she would put drugs in Baili Zhao's wine, so why was he the one who drank the poisoned wine? And Baili Zhao was still conscious.

Meng Wanran stopped in front of Baili He and said, "Royal brother, you can't treat His Royal Highness the Crown Prince like this."

She relied on her pregnancy, and if Baili Zhao had any concerns, she would not dare to continue. If he dared to attack her, she would be in trouble.

Baili Zhao's gaze was as deep as a cold pond as he swept across Meng Wanran, as if he could see into the deepest secrets of human hearts.

His words were low and full of warning: "Your Highness, you'd better pray for your own good fortune."

Only after Baili Zhao turned around and left did Meng Wanran breathe a sigh of relief.

"Your Highness, are you okay?"

"I'm fine."

Unexpectedly, Meng Wanran was willing to protect him even though she was pregnant. This made him look at her with admiration.

He thought carefully about what had just happened. He no longer remembered who handed him the drink, and then this situation occurred.

After returning to the East Palace, Bailihe did not go to Wen Daidai's bedroom for the first time, but stayed at Meng Wanran's place.

"Wan Ran, in this critical moment, you are still the only one who thinks of me."

"Your Highness, you are my heaven. If I don't protect you, who else can I protect?"

He gently stroked Meng Wanran's belly. This was his first legitimate son and would also be the future grandson of the emperor.

Baili He felt a glimmer of anticipation in his heart, but he also began to worry. His behavior at the palace banquet today had obviously caused his father's dissatisfaction, but he didn't know how his father would punish him.

Perhaps he should take the initiative and find a way to dispel his father's doubts about him.

At this moment, Meng Wanran's stomach began to ache. "Your Highness, Your Highness, please call the midwife and the imperial physician. I am afraid that I am about to give birth."

"What?" Baili He suddenly became nervous, "Quickly call the imperial physician over!"

At the same time, he also thought of a plan. If Meng Wanran gave birth to a boy, his father would be very happy and would not punish him.

At this moment, Meng Wanran leaned lightly on the brocade embroidered bed, with an anxious glimmer in her eyes. She said to the maid standing beside her in a voice that was almost whispering, "Go and check those women quickly to see if any healthy baby boys have been born."

She naturally hoped that she could give birth to a boy in one go, so that she wouldn't have to borrow other people's children, and the child would naturally be her own.

The child was born, but unfortunately things did not go as planned.